1951 Greek Parliamentary Election
9 September 1951 · Civil war and its long shadow · 258 seats, 130 for a majority
Greek Rally finished first with 114 of 258 seats on 36.5% of the vote. Turnout 77.2%.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Korean War [ 9 ] (1950–1953). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
Sofoklis Venizelos
Liberal
Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Greek Rally
114 of 258 seats
Turnout
77.2%
The result
| Share of the Hellenic Parliament | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Rally | — | 114 | — | 624,316 | 36.5% | — | |
| National Progressive Center Union | — | 74 | +29 | 401,379 | 23.5% | — | |
| Liberal Party | — | 57 | +1 | 325,390 | 19.0% | — | |
| United Democratic Left | — | 10 | -8 | 180,640 | 10.6% | — | |
| People's Party | — | 2 | -60 | 113,876 | 6.7% | — | |
| Georgios Papandreou Party | — | 0 | -35 | 35,810 | 2.1% | — | |
| Agricultural and Labour Party | — | 1 | — | 21,009 | 1.2% | — | |
| Socialist Party of Greece | — | 0 | — | 3,912 | 0.2% | — | |
| List of Independents | — | 0 | 0 | 1,554 | 0.1% | — | |
| Communist Archio-Marxist Party | — | 0 | — | 53 | 0.0% | — | |
| Independents | — | 0 | 0 | 965 | 0.1% | — |